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ArticleNutrition journal2020

Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance.

Aayush Visaria, David Lo, Pranay Maniar

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Article in Nutrition journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Aayush VisariaDepartment of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. aayush.visaria@rutgers.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2170-212X
David LoNorth American Disease Intervention, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Pranay ManiarNorth American Disease Intervention, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, there have been many studies determining the effect of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake on cognitive performance; however, they have largely been inconsistent in their conclusions. In this letter, we provide context to the article by Dong et al., titled "Association of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake with cognitive performance in older adults: National Health and nutrition examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014" and provide methodological considerations with regards to covariate measurement and inclusion that can be generalized to future cross-sectional studies. In particular, delineating 1) the type and source of fatty acid, in context of an individual's overall dietary patterns, 2) sociobehavioral risk factors and physical & mental comorbidities, 3) and daily cognitive activity are important to adequately control for covariates.

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Fatty Acids, Omega-3Nutrition SurveysAgedCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesFatty AcidsFatty Acids, EssentialFatty Acids, Omega-6HumansFatty AcidsFatty Acids, EssentialFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Omega-6Cognitive impairmentElderlyFatty acidsNutrition

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PMID32917237
PMCPMC7488523

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